Schrader to Retire after this season?

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Ward Burton

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Ken Schrader, driver of the #49 BAM Racing Dodge, dropped a minor[?] bombshell at The Beacon News Celebrity Sports Club dinner on Thursday night at Long Island Sound. "This might be the last year for me," Schrader told the near-capacity crowd. "There's no sense racing if you're not having fun. It's a profession where you have a lot of fun and I'm the oldest guy running now." The 48-year-old from Fenton, Mo. wasn't able to finish three of his last four NASCAR Winston Cup races. He had accidents June 8 at the Pocono 500 and June 15 at the Sirius 400, running his season total to four. He also crashed in the season-opening Daytona 500. Last Sunday in the Pepsi 400, engine troubles prevented him from crossing the finish line. Schrader, who spoke in an easy-going manner and showed a bit of comic timing, made it clear that he wasn't considering abandoning the sport entirely, just the NASCAR circuit. He avoided crashing Tuesday at Cedar Rapids, Iowa, winning a short-track race at the Hawkeye Downs Raceway. Schrader races his self-owned team in the Craftsman Truck Series, Winston West Series, ARCA and Southwest Tour Series. He still finds time to race on dirt tracks in the Midwest.
 
I think his time has past in the Nextell Series, if he is still having fun in the other events then why not run 'em. I hope stays on the Speed channel show, he can be very funny.
 
I wouldn't be surprised if he drove a full truck schedule next year.
 
just another oldtimer getting pushed out of the sport, if you ain't young with sponsor backing or a pretty boy your days in na$car are numbered.
i for one will miss KS if it is true
 
KS was pretty good in years past. But it's time to hang it up. Like DW and Petty. He should take a few more with him. :)
 
Man, I had to check to see if today was April Fool's Day. This is a guy who loves to race & will race anything with four wheels. Hopefully he stays on Inside Winston Cup if he retires...He's great, especially when he is ribbing on Mikey. :D
 
KS hasnt had a decent ride in at least 10 years.........im really going to miss him if this is true.

i still think he can drive the wheels off of a race car.
 
I hope Ken does'nt leave WC because he is truely one of the class acts of the sport but I could understand why he would want too. I also hope he races full time in the truck series if he does. Ken deserves a good ride.
 
i think it is time for him to retire... i just hope i will still see him race other series. and he better stay on inside WC, hes the best one!
 
Ken Schrader was quoted this week as saying 2003 might be his last year, but Schrader said that was taken just a little bit out of context. He did say that is a possibility, but it more hinges on whether or not his current team gets good sponsorship. That's the Beth Ann Morgenthau team, the [#49] BAM Racing operation. If they get good, solid sponsorship, or if he gets a ride offered to him in 2004. There are a lot of solid rides open out there, including Petty Enterprises and the Morgan-McClure team so Schrader may or may not be back in 2004.
 
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